{"id":293353,"date":"2023-10-06T13:43:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T13:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=293353"},"modified":"2023-10-06T13:43:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T13:43:08","slug":"ronnie-osullivan-bites-off-cue-tip-as-frustration-gets-better-of-snooker-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/nba\/ronnie-osullivan-bites-off-cue-tip-as-frustration-gets-better-of-snooker-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan bites off cue tip as frustration gets better of snooker legend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan left viewers stunned by biting off his cue tip in frustration at the English Open.<\/p>\n<p>The snooker legend endured a disappointing performance against Zhang Anda on Thursday. The Chinese player won 4-2 to reach the quarter-finals in Brentwood.<\/p>\n<p>Having shared the first four frames, O\u2019Sullivan became visibly rattled by some movement in the crowd, after which his composure disappeared and he made some questionable shot choices. <\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: <\/b><b>Ronnie O&apos;Sullivan shocked Shaquille O\u2019Neal as NBA legend thought &apos;who is this dude?&apos;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Ronnie O&apos;Sullivan suggests moving snooker tour to China and says UK is &apos;falling apart&apos;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The 47-year-old was unable to take advantage of a fluke in the fifth frame, where his missed red went into the pack, sending another red into the middle pocket. He ended up losing the frame before calling out the spectators once more.<\/p>\n<p>The Rocket complained about fans moving during the frame to referee Ben Williams, claiming they looked like they were doing a \u201csponsored walk\u201d in the arena. After having missed a red, he returned to his chair, where he bizarrely began chewing on the tip of his cue.<\/p>\n<p><b><b><i>What did you make of O&apos;Sullivan&apos;s antics? Let us know in the comments section below<\/i><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31123137.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_ronnie-cue.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30976634.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_tnt.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As well as the Champions League, TNT Sports will also be offering sports fans access to games across the Premier League, Europa League, Serie A and much more.<\/p>\n<p>You can also watch the biggest events in boxing, UFC, WWE and get exclusive action from MLB.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a329.99 per month on top of \u00a38.99 per month Amazon Prime subscription<\/p>\n<p>Eurosport commentators commented on the seven time world champion\u2019s reaction to the shock defeat. The camera then zoomed in on the tip, which was bitten off and left on the floor.<\/p>\n<p>Fans online reacted by saying: \u201cIs that normal behaviour?\u201d and: \u201cPure frustration.. he obviously wanted to progress further but just couldn&apos;t kick himself into gear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31123205.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_ronnie-tipjpeg.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Another joked: \u201cFair to say Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan has bitten off more cue tips than he can chew this week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Sullivan had beaten Si Jiahui earlier in the previous session. He said after his initial win: \u201cI am enjoying playing, I am battling and want to play and am giving it all I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/ronnie-osullivan-bites-cue-tip-31122743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan left viewers stunned by biting off his cue tip in frustration at the English Open. The snooker legend endured a disappointing performance against Zhang Anda on Thursday. The Chinese player won 4-2 to reach the quarter-finals in Brentwood. 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